Holmdel Township, New Jersey

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Holmdel Township, New Jersey
settlement_type = Township
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map_caption = Map of Holmdel Township in Monmouth County. Inset:Location of Monmouth County in the State of New Jersey.


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map_caption1 = Census Bureau map of Holmdel Township, New Jersey

subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = New Jersey
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Monmouth
government_footnotes =
government_type = Township
leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = Serena DiMaso
leader_title1 = Administrator
leader_name1 = Joseph M. Annecharico [ [http://www.holmdeltownship-nj.com/content/1066/1072/default.aspx Office of the Administrator] , Holmdel Township. Accessed May 27, 2008.]
established_title = Incorporated
established_date = February 23, 1857

unit_pref = Imperial
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area_total_km2 = 46.8
area_land_km2 = 46.5
area_water_km2 = 0.3
area_total_sq_mi = 18.1
area_land_sq_mi = 18.0
area_water_sq_mi = 0.1

population_as_of = 2006
population_footnotes =
population_total = 16834
population_density_km2 = 339.2
population_density_sq_mi = 878.4

timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
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elevation_ft = 266
latd = 40 |latm = 23 |lats = 5 |latNS = N
longd = 74 |longm = 10 |longs = 19 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP codes
postal_code = 07733, 07777
area_code = 732
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 34-32640GR|2 [ [http://mcdc2.missouri.edu/webrepts/commoncodes/ccc_nj.html A Cure for the Common Codes: New Jersey] , Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed July 14, 2008.]
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website = http://www.holmdeltownship.com
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Holmdel Township is a township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 15,781.

Holmdel Township was formed by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 23, 1857, from portions of Raritan Township (now Hazlet)."The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 180.]

History

In 1964, Arno Penzias and Robert Wilson of Bell Labs discovered the cosmic microwave background radiation while working on the Horn Antenna in this town. [ [http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/butowsky5/astro4k.htm Astronomy and Astrophysics: Horn Antenna] , National Park Service. Accessed November 17, 2007.] The earliest work on radio astronomy was conducted by Bell Labs engineer Karl Guthe Jansky in 1931, also in this town.

The PNC Bank Arts Center (formerly the Garden State Arts Center), a popular outdoor amphitheatre concert venue that opened in 1968, is located in Holmdel. Adjacent to it is the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans Memorial, which opened on May 7, 1995. [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=990CE7DC1F3EF931A15756C0A963958260 "PULSE; Planning for Memorial Day"] , "The New York Times", May 22, 1995. Accessed November 17, 2007. "Vietnam veterans were honored on May 7, with the opening of the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Holmdel."]

VoIP provider Vonage Holdings, Inc., moved its world headquarters from Edison, New Jersey, to Holmdel in November 2005, occupying the building that formerly housed Prudential Property Casualty & Insurance.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 18.1 square miles (46.9 km²), of which, 18.0 square miles (46.5 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km²) of it is water. Holmdel Township is located roughly 44 miles southeast of New York City, and 53 miles northeast of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Crawford Hill (40 23' 28" N, 74 11'07" W) is Monmouth County's highest point, standing at least 380 feet (116 m) above sea level. The top portion of the hill is owned by Alcatel-Lucent and houses a research laboratory of Bell Laboratories.

Demographics

Population

USCensusPop
1930=1191
1940=1201
1950=1380
1960=2959
1970=6117
1980=8447
1990=11532
2000=15781
estimate= 16834
estyear=2006
estref= [http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFPopulation?_event=Search&_name=holmdel&_state=04000US34&_county=holmdel&_cityTown=holmdel&_zip=&_sse=on&_lang=en&pctxt=fph Census data for Holmdel township] , United States Census Bureau. Accessed August 30, 2007.]
footnote=Population 1930 - 1990. [ [http://www.wnjpin.net/OneStopCareerCenter/LaborMarketInformation/lmi01/poptrd6.htm New Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1930 - 1990] , Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network. Accessed March 1, 2007.] As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 15,781 people, 4,948 households, and 4,328 families residing in the township. The population density was 878.4 people per square mile (339.1/km²). There were 5,137 housing units at an average density of 285.9/sq mi (110.4/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 80.20% White, 17.45% Asian, 0.65% African American, 0.03% Native American, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.52% from other races, and 1.15% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.45% of the population.

As of the 2000 census, 9.97% of Holmdel Township's residents identified themselves as being of Chinese ancestry. This was the highest percentage of people with Chinese ancestry in any place in New Jersey with 1,000 or more residents identifying their ancestry. [ [http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Chinese.html Chinese Communities] , Epodunk. Accessed August 23, 2006.]

There were 4,947 households out of which 47.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 79.1% were married couples living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 12.5% were non-families. 11.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.09 and the average family size was 3.35.

In the township the population was spread out with 28.5% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 24.8% from 25 to 44, 29.2% from 45 to 64, and 12.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 91.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.6 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $112,879, and the median income for a family was $122,785. Males had a median income of $94,825 versus $54,625 for females. The per capita income for the township was $47,898. About 2.7% of families and 3.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.0% of those under age 18 and 6.7% of those age 65 or over.

Religion

The religious makeup of Holmdel Township is as follows:Fact|date=May 2008
*Percent Nonreligious 30.97%
*Percent Religious 69.03%
**Christian 63.01
***Catholic 47.00%
***Protestant 8.10%
****Methodist 2.12%
****Lutheran 1.50%
****Presbyterian 1.38%
****Baptist 1.19%
****Episcopalian 1.11%
****Pentecostal 0.79%
****LDS 0.20%
***Other Christian 1.62%
**Jewish 10.56%
**Islam 1.54%
**Eastern 0.02%
**Other Religion 24.87%

Government

Local government

Holmdel Township is governed under the Township form of government with a five-member Township Committee. The Township Committee is elected directly by the voters in partisan elections to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with one or two seats coming up for election each year. ["2005 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book", Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, April 2005, p. 67.] At an annual reorganization meeting, the Township Committee selects one of its members to serve as Mayor and another as Deputy Mayor. The Township Committee exercises control over the conduct of municipal business by means of legislation through ordinances or resolutions, approval and adoption of the annual budget and the formulation of policy to be carried out by the staff.

Members of the Holmdel Township Council are Mayor Serena DiMaso, Deputy Mayor Alan Bateman, Janet Berk, Laurence I. Fink and Rocco Pascucci. [http://www.holmdeltownship.com/content/1066/1070/default.aspx Your 2007 Township Committee] , Holmdel Township. Accessed April 16, 2008.]

Federal, state and county representation

Holmdel Township is in the Twelfth Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 13th Legislative District. [ [http://www.lwvnj.org/pubs/CG06.pdf 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government] , New Jersey League of Women Voters, p. 58. Accessed August 30, 2006.]

Education

The Holmdel Township Public Schools serve students in kindergarten through twelfth grade. Schools in the district (with 2005-06 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics [ [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3407410 Data for the Holmdel Township Public Schools] , National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 16, 2008.] ) are [http://www.holmdelschools.org/schools/village/village.shtm Village Elementary School] (K-3; 965 students), [http://www.holmdelschools.org/schools/indian/indian.shtm Indian Hill School] (4-6; 821), [http://www.holmdelschools.org/schools/satz/satz.shtm William R. Satz School] (7&8; 596) and
Holmdel High School for grades 9-12 (1,184).

Holmdel High School was the 19th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 316 schools statewide, in "New Jersey Monthly" magazine's September 2006 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools". [ [http://www.njmonthly.com/topschools/hslist.lasso Top Public High Schools in New Jersey] , "New Jersey Monthly", September 2006] .

The high school was ranked as Number 426 nationwide in "Newsweek" magazine's listing of "America's Best High Schools" in the August 5, 2005, issue. [ [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8759025/site/newsweek/page/5/ "America's Best High Schools"] , "Newsweek", August 5, 2005.]

Holmdel High School became the center of a scandal due to a homoerotic hazing incident at a football camp in 1988 that was reported in the press and received considerable notoriety. [ [http://espn.go.com/otl/hazing/list.html Sports hazing incidents] , ESPN.com. Accessed June 21, 2007. "About 20 underclassmen reportedly played a nude game of Twister as about a dozen senior teammates urged them on. As a result of the incident, all of the school's 85 football players reportedly were ordered to undergo mental health counseling, and some coaches reportedly were disciplined."]

Private schools within the township include the Roman Catholic Diocese of Trenton's St. John Vianney High School and [http://www.stbenedictholmdel.org/Page.html St. Benedict School] , a kindergarten through eighth grade Catholic school that feeds into St. John Vianney.

Many students also attend Ranney School in nearby Tinton Falls, a K-12 preparatory school.

Notable residents

Notable current and former residents of Holmdel Township include:
*John Burke (1971-), former professional football player, New England Patriots, New York Jets and San Diego Chargers. [ [http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=BURKEJOH01 Jon Burke player profile] , Database Football.]
*John Cannon (1960-), former defensive end who played nine seasons for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. [ [http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=CANNOJOH01 John Cannon player profile] , Database Football. Accessed May 25, 2007.]
*Christopher Dell, U.S. Ambassador to Zimbabwe and former U.S. Ambassador to Angola.Fact|date=July 2008
*Renzo Gracie (1967-), professional mixed martial arts Fighter from Brazil. [Newman, Dan. [http://independent.gmnews.com/news/2007/0801/Front_page/032.html "Gracie under pressure: Holmdel man earns living in violent world of mixed martial arts, and loves it"] , "Independent", August 1, 2007. Accessed July 3, 2008. "Gracie, a Holmdel resident, is one of the top fighters in the International Fight League (IFL), the world's first team-based mixed martial arts league, which combines disciplines such as wrestling, boxing, kickboxing, jiu-jitsu, karate, judo and muay thai."]
*Bob Roggy (1956-1986), who set the American javelin throw record in the early 1980s, whose javelin is on display in the front entrance hall of Holmdel HS, and after whom the Holmdel HS football field and track is named. [ [http://www.runningnetwork.com/news/26499.html USATF Notes; Marion, Monique and Tom Petronoff] , USATF, June 8, 2007. "The meet is hosted by Shore Athletic Club in cooperation with Holmdel High School, alma mater of the late Bob Roggy, a former world No. 1 in the javelin."]
*John H. Tilelli, Jr., retired United States Army four star general. [Kozaryn, Linda D. [http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=45086 "Marine Corps Fetes USO's Tilelli"] , "American Forces Press Service", April 6, 2000. Accessed August 30, 2007. "Tilelli, who was raised in Holmdel, N.J., is a 1963 graduate of Pennsylvania Military College, now named Widener University."]
*Robert Woodrow Wilson, (1936-), awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1978. [Nobel Lectures, Physics 1971-1980, Editor Stig Lundqvist, World Scientific Publishing Co., Singapore, 1992. [http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1978/wilson-autobio.html] . Accessed March 11, 2008.]
* Thomas Santora (1985-Present), Holmdel's only All-State Quarterback and all-time leading passer.
* Jon Bon Jovi (1980's) and Bruce Springsteen (70's and 80's) both lived in Holmdel for periods of time prior to moving to Rumson.
* Victor DeSario, a brief actor from Broadway, is currently living in this town.

Points of interest

* Holmdel Arboretum
* Holmdel Park
* PNC Bank Arts Center

References

External links

* [http://www.holmdeltownship.com Holmdel Township's official website]
* [http://www.holmdelschools.org/ Holmdel Township Public Schools]
*NJReportCard|25|2230|0|Holmdel Township Public Schools
* [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3407410 Data for the Holmdel Township Public Schools] , National Center for Education Statistics
* [http://www.holmdelpolice.org/ Holmdel Police Department]
* [http://alpha.fdu.edu/~bender/NY54.html Former Holmdel Nike Missile Site]